Pakistan has lost 11 soldiers and 78 more suffered injuries during Indian attacks in the four-day escalation between the two nuclear powered neighbours, said the military’s media wing of the country in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan, 40 civilians — including seven women and 15 children — also lost their lives in the Indian attacks, and 121 others sustained injuries.
The deceased soldiers from the Pakistan Army include Naik Abdul Rehman, Lance Naik Dilawar Khan, Lance Naik Ikramullah, Naik Waqar Khalid, Sepoy Muhammad Adeel Akbar and Sepoy Nisar, as per the statement, reports DAWN.
From the Pakistan Air Force Squadron Leader Usman Yousuf, Chief Technician Aurangzeb, Senior Technician Najeeb, Corporal Technician Farooq, and Senior Technician Mubashir were also killed.
‘Pakistan Armed Forces mounted a resolute response under the banner of Marka-i-Haq, delivering precise and notch-up retributive strikes through Operation Bunyanum Marsoos’, stated the ISPR in its statement.
‘Their noble sacrifice of martyrs is an enduring symbol of courage, devotion, and unwavering patriotism — etched forever in the nation’s memory,’ the statement said.
The military confrontation between India and Pakistan came as the former blamed Islamabad for the Pahalgam attack. On the night of May 6-7, New Delhi launched a series of air strikes on Pakistan under the banner of Operation Sindoor, resulting in civilian casualties. Both sides then exchanged missiles, which stretched over the week. It took American intervention for both sides to finally drop their guns.